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Robert Boyd Herndon

Robert Boyd Herndon[1]

Male 1886 - 1934  (47 years)
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  • Name Robert Boyd Herndon  [2] 
    Born 22 Jun 1886  Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Hotel Clerk  [4] 
    Occupation Railroad Conductor (Frisco Railway)  [5, 6, 7] 
    Census 13 Jun 1900  Justice Precinct 1, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census Mar 1910  Ward 4, Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence Jun 1917  Allen, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 26 Jan 1920  Justice Precinct #1, Wichita Falls City, Wichita County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Residence Apr 1930  Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 5 Apr 1930  Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Cause of Death Heart Attack  [6] 
    Died 9 Mar 1934  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried 10 Mar 1934  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11] 
    • Block 2U, Lot 15, Space 3
    Person ID I1124  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2018 

    Father George Wallace Herndon,   b. 20 Jun 1850, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1911, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Mary Emma Draper,   b. 8 Jan 1857, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1875  Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 12] 
    Notes 
    • [Anderson-1964] incorrectly lists 22 Dec 1875 as the date of George Wallace Herndon’s marriage to Mary Emma Draper. [7, 12]
    Family ID F1483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tennie May Calhoun,   b. 1 May 1891, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1977, Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1908  Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Separated Aft Jun 1917  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Tennie’s parents, James Marion Calhoun and Sarah Elizabeth (Turpin) Calhoun, served as witnesses for the marriage license application and marriage certificate. [13]
    Children 
     1. Robert Paul Herndon,   b. 9 Oct 1909, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1992, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. William Pryor Herndon,   b. 30 Jan 1912, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1995, Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F804  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jun 1886 - Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Dec 1908 - Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Mar 1910 - Ward 4, Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1930 - Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 5 Apr 1930 - Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Mar 1934 - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Robert Boyd Herndon and Sons    		Robert Boyd Herndon and Sons
    Bill's great-grandfather (paternal) and sons circa 1914 -
    Photo courtesy of Robert Raymond Herndon

  • Notes 
    • Sometime between 1917 and 1920, Robert Boyd Herndon and Tennie May Calhoun separated, as he is living alone in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas in 1920. By 1930, he is living in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. [US-1930-1i] has two entries for Robert. In the first he lists himself as “single”. In the second his is listed as “widowed”. The location of Tennie and of Robert Boyd’s sons, Robert Paul Herndon and William Pryor Herndon, in 1920 has not yet been established. Although it is known that the boys were not living with any of their immediate Herndon relatives in 1920. [3, 4, 10]
    • [US-SS, 1917a], as well as [Anderson-1964], lists Robert Boyd Herndon’s birth place as Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, but this conflicts with other sources including information from the birth certificates of his two sons which list Paris, Lamar County, Texas. This database uses the former as Robert Boyd’s draft registration was actually filled out by him. [3, 5, 7, 14]
    • Robert Boyd Herndon’s headstone and [Anderson-1964] incorrectly list his death year as 1933. [7]
    • [Anderson-1964] incorrectly lists the date of Robert Boyd Herndon’s marriage to Tennie May Calhoun as 20 Apr 1910. [7, 13]
    • In the 1930 US Federal Census, Robert Boyd Herndon was enumerated at the residence hotel where he worked as a clerk. Whether or not this was his actual residence is not known. [4]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Robert Boyd Herndon", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1124&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 21-Jan-2021].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2019] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Washington, District of Columbia: By the author, 2019.

    2. [S108] [US-SSA-1937a] "Robert Paul Herndon - Original Application for Social Security Account Number," Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration, 1937.

    3. [S437] [US-SSS-1917a] "World War I Draft Registration - Robert Boyd Herndon," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), reel 1852072, reference 35-2-17-A, card 136.

    4. [S329] [US-1930-1i] "Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 1897, E.D. 62, sheet 9A.

    5. [S233] [OkSDoH-1909a] "Birth Certificate of Robert Paul Herndon," Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Department of Health, register 5864.

    6. [S246] [Hugo-1934] "Obituary of R. B. ‘Bob’ Herndon," Hugo Daily News, page 1.

    7. [S113] [Anderson-1964] Anderson, Ethel Nichols et al., Draper Families in America, Nashville, Tennessee: The Parthenon Press, 1964.

    8. [S109] [US-1900-1a] "Justice Precinct 1, Lamar County, Texas," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 1652, E.D. 62, sheet 14A.

    9. [S55] [US-1910-1a] "Hugo City, Choctaw County, Oklahoma," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T624, roll 1247, E.D. 58, sheet 23A.

    10. [S331] [US-1920-1f] "Justice Precinct #1, Wichita Falls City, Wichita County, Texas," Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T625, roll 1858, E.D. 119, sheet 32A.

    11. [S247] [MtOlivet-1911a] "Buriel Record of Robert B. Herndon," Interment Records - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Oklahoma: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 2002, deed 1911.

    12. [S240] [Lamar-1875] "Marriage License of G. W. Hearndon and Mary E Draper," Paris Texas: County Clerk’s Office, Lamar County, file 1368.

    13. [S251] [Bryan-1908] "Marriage License of R. B. Herndon and Tennie Calhoun," Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma: County Clerk’s Office.

    14. [S234] [OkSBoH-1912a] "Birth Certificate of William Pryor Herndon," Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Board of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics, file 6376.


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